MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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